Best Melon And Smoked Chicken Salad Recipes

CHICKEN AND MELON SALAD

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A good use for leftover chicken. You can substitute other melons, papaya, pineapple, mushrooms, or water chestnuts for the grapes or the honeydew melon.

Provided by jen

Categories Salad

Time 15m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 honeydew melon
6 cups cubed, cooked chicken meat
2 cups chopped celery
2 cups seedless grapes
1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts
½ cup sour cream
½ cup plain yogurt
1 ½ teaspoons curry powder
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

Cut melon in half, and remove seeds. With a melon baller, scoop out melon balls; place in a large salad bowl.
Add chicken, celery, and grapes to melon. Add water chestnuts if desired.
In a small bowl, mix together, sour cream, yogurt, and curry powder. Gently stir into salad. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 245.7 calories, Carbohydrate 22.3 g, Cholesterol 68.8 mg, Fat 6.5 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 25.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 102.3 mg, Sugar 17.6 g

MELON AND SMOKED CHICKEN SALAD

Melon and Smoked Chicken Salad image

Categories Salad Chicken No-Cook Quick & Easy Low/No Sugar Wheat/Gluten-Free Lunch Cantaloupe Honeydew Arugula Summer Shallot Gourmet Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 shallots, minced
1 tablespoon white-wine vinegar
2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley leaves
1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh tarragon leaves plus tarragon sprigs for garnish
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 bunches of arugula, coarse stems discarded and the leaves washed well and spun dry (about 8 cups)
1 whole boneless smoked chicken breast, skin and fat removed and the meat shredded
1 cup honeydew melon balls
1 cup cantaloupe balls

Steps:

In a bowl whisk together the shallots, the vinegar, the parsley, the minced tarragon, and with salt and pepper to taste, add the oil in a stream, whisking, and whisk the dressing until it is emulsified. Add the arugula, the chicken, and the melon balls, toss the salad until it is combined well, and garnish it with the tarragon sprigs.